Block 16 Vitreoretinal, Retinal, and Choroidal Dystrophies Flashcards
Hereditary, metabolic diseases that involve the retina and affect both eyes are known as ____?
Retinal dystrophies
Retinal dystrophies primarily affect which region/layer of the retina?
Outer retina - photoreceptors and RPE
What is the most common hereditary fundus disorder?
Retinitis pigmentosa
What is more defective in Retinitis Pigmentosa, rods or cones?
What kind of dystrophy is this classified as?
- Rods more defective
- “Rod-cone Dystrophy”
What does it mean if a retinal dystrophy is classified as a “Cone-Rod Dystrophy”
Cones more defective/affected than rods
Is typical or atypical Retinitis Pigmentosa more likely to be associated with a systemic condition?
What is the most common systemic association?
- Atypical
- Usher’s Syndrome
What is the presenting symptom in typical retinitis pigmentosa?
Nyctalopia (night-blindness)
Most patients with typical retinitis are symptomatic by what age?
30
What is the classic triad of fundus changes in typical retinitis pigmentosa?
- Retinal “bone-spicule” changes
- Narrowing of retinal arterioles (attenuation)
- Waxy optic disc pallor
What are 3 possible presentations of atypical retinitis pigmentosa?
- RP Sine Pigmento
- Sector RP
- Retinitis punctata albescens
Scattered whitish spots, mostly near equator refers to which type of atypical RP?
- Retinitis Punctata Albescens
Pigmentary changes in only a quadrant or 2 refers to which type of atypical RP?
Which quadrant is most commonly involved?
- Sector RP
- Inferior quadrant
Peripheral lipid deposition in retinitis pigmentosa indicates early or late stage?
Late
Exudative retinal detachment in retinitis pigmentosa indicates early or late stage?
Late
What type of cataract is more common in all types of retinitis pigmentosa?
Posterior subcapsular cataract
What type of refractive error is common in retinitis pigmentosa?
Myopia
How is the optic nerve often affected in retinitis pigmentosa?
Optic nerve drusen
Retinitis pigmentosa may be associated with an early or late PVD (post. vitreous detachment)?
Early PVD in retinitis pigmentosa
Peripheral lipid deposition and exudative retinal detachment in retinitis pigmentosa is similar to what other disease?
Coat’s disease
Hearing loss + retinitis pigmentosa is known as ___
Usher’s Syndrome
Most systemic associations with retinitis pigmentosa are _____ disorders?
Metabolic disorders
What disease accounts for 50% of blind and deaf individuals?
Usher’s Syndrome
Where is a scotoma found initially in retinitis pigmentosa?
Mid-peripheral
How is an ERG affected by retinitis pigmentosa?
Scotopic function reduced early and extinguished late
Is dark adaptation shortened or prolonged in retinitis pigmentosa?
Prolonged
How can associated CME be treated in retinitis pigmentosa?
Oral acetazolamide
What is the most effective treatment for retinitis pigmentosa?
No universally effective treatment
A genetic disorder that affects both rods and cones from birth is known as ___?
Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis
What do parents often notice in a newborn that causes them to seek care in Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis?
Wandering eyes
How are pupils affected in Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis?
Little or no response to light
How is the fundus affected initially in Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis?
May appear normal initially
Is Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis bilateral or unilateral?
Bilateral
ALL retinal dystrophies are bilateral
Is an ERG affected in Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis?
Severly reduced or extinguished
Oculodigital syndrome can lead to _____ in Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis
Enophthalmos
What are 4 ocular changes over time in Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis?
- Progressive narrowing of retinal arterioles
- RPE degeneration
- Macular pigmentation or atrophy
- Optic nerve atrophy
Oculodigital syndrome leading to enophalmos is a sign of ____
Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis
Synthesis of _____ is abnormal in Albinism?
Melanin
What is it called if a genetic disorder with abnormal melanin synthesis affects the eyes, skin and hair?
Oculocutaneous albinism
What enzyme is affected in Albinism?
Tyrosinase
How is ocular albinism inherited?
X-linked
Which type of albinism has no melanin production at all throughout the body?
Oculocutaneous Albinism - Tyrosinase negative (complete)
Which type of albinism has reduced melanin production throughout the body?
Oculocutaneous Albinism - Tyrosinase positive (incomplete)
Are males or females more commonly affected with ocular albinism?
Males (x-linked inheritance)
What signs do female carriers of ocular albinism show?
Little to no ocular changes
What signs do males with ocular albinism show?
Iris and fundus hypo pigmentation
A newborn with little to no response to light in both pupils most likely has _____
Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis
Is ocular albinism usually bilateral or unilateral?
Bilateral
ALL retinal dystrophies involve both eyes!
Why is VA reduced in ocular albinism?
Foveal hypoplasia
What type of refractive error is common in ocular albinism?
High - myopia or hyperopia
Reduced or absent stereopsis + fundus showing variable choroidal vessels bilaterally is most likely _____
Ocular Albinism
What test can be used to show tyrosinase activity?
Hair bulb incubation after age 5
What is a patient with ocular albinism at increased risk for?
Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma
The most common genetic cause of vision loss in infants and children is _____
Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis
What common complaint/symptom may require special lenses in Ocular Albinism?
Photophobia (tinted lenses)
When are hematologic consultations indicated in albinism?
Tyrosinase positive
An important component for normal eye function that is defective in ocular albinism is _____
Melanin
What is the most common macular dystrophy?
Stargardt’s Disease
What is the most common hereditary fundus disorder?
Retinitis Pigmentosa
A patient with a hypopigmented fundus and iris + have light skin that can sometimes darken most likely has ______?
Which form?
- Oculocutaneous Albinism
- Tyrosinase positive (incomplete)
Stargardt’s disease occurs due to _______?
Abnormal accumulation of lipofuscin within RPE
How is vision affected in Stargardt’s disease?
Gradual impairment of vision in children
When might Stargardt’s disease not be discovered until adult eye exam?
If macula is not involved and therefore vision not impaired
Initially, the fundus appears ______ in Stargardt’s disease.
Normal
How does the appearance of the macula progress in Stargardt’s disease?
Beaten bronze appearance, then bulls eye atrophy